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Shiro TSUYUZAKI
Plant community ecology / Environmental conservation

Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

TSUYUZAKI Shiro (Update on June 13 2011)

Revegetation after mining

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Revegetation after mining (採掘後の植生回復)

For the restoration, we have to mention chemical and physical soil properties.

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Coalfield

Hokkaido

Japan (Hokkaido)
Toyoha mine (豊羽鉱山)

mine mouth = 550 m elevation
officially closed on March 31 2006
produced metals: Ag, In, Zn, Pb, etc.

Bauxite

(Western) Australia

Mines in Australia
Fig. Selected mines and petroleum production areas in Australia. (Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government, 2002)


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References
  • Mallett CW, Xue S & Balusu R. 2000. Coal mine gas in Australian longwall mining. Coal & Safety 16: 21-27
  • Huxtable CHA. 2003. Rehabilitation of Open Cut Coal Mines Using Native Grasses. Department of Sustainable Natural Resources, Australia.
  • Loneragan, W.A. & Tsuyuzaki, S. 2010. Vegetation rehabilitation performance project report 2006. Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd., Perth, Western Australia. 92 pp.

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